Story Time: Something NEW Just for YOU! in November
Story Time: Something NEW Just for YOU! in November
Discover your new favorite story! We’ve curated a collection of fresh books, each paired with a special activity to spark your child’s imagination and extend the fun.
Join us Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Community Room or Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Activity Room.
Ages 3-5
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
Tip
The holidays are a good time to learn about gratitude with your child. As your child gives and receives gifts, you can talk about acts of kindness and the feelings and or emotions associated with giving and receiving a gift. – TenderHeartedTeacher.com
Activity
Make a gratitude jar with your child. Decorate a jar or box, write down things that both of you are grateful for on small pieces of paper, and put them in the jar. Then, throughout the year, pull out a paper and talk about why you were grateful for that particular thing. You can also add more slips of paper to your jar as you both discover and experience new things!
Books Presented
Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Christmas by Joy Cowley
Fire Pus to the Rescue! by Lisa Desimini
Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes
Bouncing Bunnies by Fiz Osborne
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Two Little Bunny Rabbits
Two little bunny rabbits sitting on a hill,
One named Brooke, and the other named Bill.
Hop away, Brooke! Hop away, Bill!
Come back, Brooke! Come back, Bill!
Two little bunny rabbits sitting on a hill,
One named Brooke, and the other named Bill.
Two little bunny rabbits looking at a cloud,
One was quiet, and the other was loud
Hop away, Quiet! Hop away, Loud!
Come back, Quiet! Come back, Loud!
Two little bunny rabbits looking at a cloud,
One was quiet, and the other was loud!
Adapted from King County Library System
There’s Something in the Barn
Tune: Up on the Housetop
Open up the barn door, the spring goes “Boink.”
There’s something in the barn, saying, “Oink, oink, oink.”
Open up the barn door, the clock strikes two.
There’s something in the barn, saying, “Moo, moo, moo.”
Open up the barn door, it’s a snowy day.
There’s something in the barn, saying, “Neigh, neigh, neigh.”
Open up the barn door, singing, “Tra-la-la.”
There’s something in the barn, saying, “Blaa, blaa, blaa.”
Open up the barn door, while the sky is blue.
There’s something in the barn, saying, “Cock-a-doodle-do!”
Five Apple Pies in the Bakery Shop
Five apple pies in the bakery shop
Five apple pies with sugar on top
Along came a man with a penny in his hand
Click, clock, click, clock, click, clock, click, clock
He took one pie and away he ran.
Four apple pies in the bakery shop…..
Three apple pies in the bakery shop…
Two apple pies in the bakery shop…
One apple pies in the bakery shop…
But we’re not finished:
No apple pies in the bakery shop.
No apple pies with sugar on top.
Along came a man with a penny in his hand.
Click, clock, click, clock, click, clock, click, clock
He took one look… and away he ran!
Adapted from King County Library System
Hurry, Hurry! Drive the Fire Truck
Hurry, hurry! Drive the fire truck
Hurry, hurry! Drive the fire truck
Hurry, hurry! Drive the fire truck
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
Hurry, hurry! Turn the corner… ding!
Hurry, hurry! Climb the ladder… ding!
Hurry, hurry! Spray the water… ding!
Slowly, slowly back to the station… Shh!
Source: The Kiboomers
Crafts and Activities
Autumn Bunny Coloring Page
Pop Up Bunny Craft
Additional Books
The Cow Who Clucked by Denise Fleming
When a cow loses her moo, she searches to see if another animal in the barn has it.
The Hippo-not-amus by Tony Payne
String Ball by Chris Monroe
